CURRICULUM VITAE Spencer C. Schubert Department of Biological Sciences [email protected] Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529

EDUCATION Ph.D. Old Dominion University, Department of Biological Sciences 2015-present Major: Ecology; Advisor: Dr. Eric L. Walters B.A. St. Olaf College, Department of Biology 2009-2013 Majors: Biology & Spanish

SCHOLARSHIPS Dominion Scholarship – Old Dominion University stipend & tuition 2015–2019 Buntrock Scholarship – St. Olaf College tuition remission 2009–2013

GRANTS / AWARDS Optics for the Tropics (grant-in-kind) binoculars (x4) 2020 British Ornithologists’ Union $2,582 (£1,966) 2019 David Lee Fund, $1,000 2019 Kirk Wetland Award, Old Dominion University $3,215 2019 Rufford Foundation Booster Grant Award $13,105 (£10,000) 2018 VSO Neotropical Migrants Scholarship $1,200 2018 Kirk Wetland Award, Old Dominion University $3,905 2018 VSO Neotropical Migrants Scholarship $1,200 2017 Rufford Foundation 2nd Small Grant Award $6,218 (£5,000) 2017 David Lee Fund, Birds Caribbean $1,000 2017 Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research $1,000 2017 Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund $1,000 2016 Behavior Society Student Research Grant $1,000 2016 NAOC 2016 Student Travel Grant Award $175 2016 Rufford Foundation Small Grant Award $5,940 (£4,800) 2016 AOU Student Membership Award membership 2016

EMPLOYMENT Teaching Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, ODU, Norfolk, VA 2017–present Research Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, ODU, Norfolk, VA 2015–2017 Biologist, Southern Sierra Research Station, Parker, AZ 2015 Intern, ITES-UPR, El Verde Field Station, Puerto Rico 2015 Intern, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Hastings Natural History Reservation, CA 2014 Field Assistant, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2014

PUBLICATIONS Schubert, S. C. and E. L. Walters. (in-review). Seasonal dynamics of tropical plant-frugivore networks: evidence for competition and temporal niche partitioning. Oikos. Schubert, S. C. and E. L. Walters. (in-review). Subannual phenology and the effect of staggered fruit ripening on dispersal competition. Biotropica. Schubert, S. C., H. M. Garrod, and A. A. Dhondt. (in-press). Palmchat (Dulus dominicus), version 2.0. In Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Alarcón-Elbal, P. M., H. M. Garrod, S. C. Schubert, and A. Santos-Murgas. 2021. New host species records of a parasitic fly (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) in montane forests of Hispaniola. Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 34:53–56. Schubert, S., R. Ake, B. Akers, L. Bankester, J. Via, B. Williams, and D. Youker. 2021. The composition of wintering communities in an agricultural landscape of the northwestern Dominican Republic. The Raven 90:18–25. Schubert, S. C., M. B. Pesendorfer, and W. D. Koenig. 2018. Context-dependent post-dispersal acorn predation in a California oak community. Acta Oecologia. 92:52–58. Schubert, S. C. 2018. Nesting of the Puerto Rican Emerald (Chlorostilbon maugeaus) and a record of nestling parasitism by botflies (Philornis sp.). Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 31:77–82.

PRESENTATIONS Schubert S. C., A. S. Lahey, A. R. Weisman, & E. L. Walters “Artificial perches as a technique for enhancing tropical forest restoration: A case study from the Dominican Republic.” 7th International Frugivores and Seed Dispersal Symposium, Ramnagar, India (5 Mar 2020). Schubert S. C. & E. L. Walters “Temporal dynamics of plant-frugivore networks in the tropical wet forests of Hispaniola.” 7th International Frugivores and Seed Dispersal Symposium, Ramnagar, India (4 Mar 2020). Schubert S. C. & E. L. Walters “Temporal dynamics of plant-frugivore networks in the tropical wet forests of Hispaniola: Understanding the role of phenology in shaping community assembly.” 2019 Annual Meeting for the Ecological Society of America, Louisville, Kentucky (12 Aug 2019). Schubert S. C. “Artificial perches as a technique for enhancing tropical tropical forest restoration: a case study from the central Dominican Republic.” 22nd BirdsCaribbean International Conference, La Datcha, Guadeloupe (25 Jul 2019). Schubert S. C. & E. L. Walters. “Plant-frugivore networks in the central Dominican Republic: Identifying potential keystone species and seasonal patterns in frugivory and seed dispersal.” 22nd BirdsCaribbean International Conference, La Datcha, Guadeloupe (25 Jul 2019). Schubert S. C. & E. L. Walters. “Temporal dynamics of plant-frugivore networks in the tropical wet forests of Hispaniola: understanding the role of phenology in shaping community assembly .” 4th Caribaea Initiative Research & Conservation Conference, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (15 May 2019). Schubert S. C. “Exploring patterns of avian and plant biodiversity across farmland landscapes of the central Dominican Republic: seed dispersal mutualisms and insights for tropical forest conservation.” Greenville Bird Club, Greenville, North Carolina (01 Apr 2019). Schubert S. C. “Avian seed dispersal networks and forest community assembly in tropical farmland landscapes of the Dominican Republic.” East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina (10 Sep 2018). Schubert, S. C. Effects of individual and neighborhood fruit availability on avian frugivore response to multiple annual fruit production of a tropical tree (Guarea guidonia, Meliaceae). 103rd ESA Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA (8 Aug 2018).

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Schubert, S. C. Avian seed dispersal in pasture landscapes in the Dominican Republic: the role of perches as epicenters of natural forest regeneration. Birds Caribbean International Meeting XXI. Topes de Collantes, Cuba (16 Jul 2017). Garrod, H. M., S. C. Schubert, and R. L. Curry. Seasonal movements of Broad-billed and Narrow-billed Todies in the Dominican Republic. Wilson Ornithological Society Annual Meeting. Fort Meyers, FL (11 Mar 2017) Schubert S. C. “El rol de las aves en la restauración natural de los ecosistemas forestales de la cuenca alta del Río Yaque del Norte.” Plan Yaque Inc., Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic (10 Feb 2017). Schubert S. C. “Avian seed dispersal in the Dominican Republic.” Cape Henry Audubon Society, Norfolk, VA (19 Oct 2016). Schubert, S. C., M. B. Pesendorfer, and W. D. Koenig. Western Scrub Jay scatter- hoarding and post-dispersal acorn fate: when habitat matters. North American Ornithological Conference VI. Washington D. C (18 Aug 2016). Schubert, S. C. “Fenología reproductiva de árboles: perspectivas evolutivas de la zoochoria.” Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (7 Apr 2015) Angell, D., A. Vianey, A. Murphy, D. Pirtle, and S. Schubert. Stable isotope analysis highlights contrasting use of C3 and C4 plants resources by prairie small mammals. 98th ESA Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN (12 Nov 2013). Schubert, S. and A. Vianey. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes rodent fur: Niche differentiation in remnant and planted prairies. 27th Annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Poster Session. La Crosse, WI (6 Apr 2013).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE General Biology, Laboratory Instructor 2017–present Vertebrate Zoology, Laboratory Instructor 2020 Community Ecology, Guest Lecturer 2016

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Ecological Society of America 2018–present Wilson Ornithological Society 2017–present Society for the Study of Evolution 2016–present American Ornithological Society 2016–present British Ornithologists’ Union 2015–present Animal Behavior Society 2015–present Birds Caribbean 2015–present

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES Birds Caribbean Meeting XXII (Guadeloupe) Scientific Committee 2019 Field Ornithology Workshop (co-instructor), Universidad ISA, Santiago, DR 2018

REFEREE ACTIVITY Oikos (1) 2021 Biotropica (1) 2020 Global Ecology and Conservation (1) 2020 Journal of Caribbean Ornithology (1) 2019 Plos ONE (1) 2018

OTHER VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENTS, EDUCATION, & OUTREACH

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Compiler. Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic 2019-2021 Wildlife Club. Baiguate Summer Camp. Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic 2018-2019 Birding Tourism and Identification Workshops. Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic 2017 Festival de las Aves Endémicas del Caribe. Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic 2016 Peregrine Fund: Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk Conservation Project 2015 Volunteer, Blue-throated Macaw Conservation Center, Beni, Bolivia 2013 Concordia Language Villages: Spanish Language Counselor 2013

LANGUAGES English (native) Spanish (fluent) French (basic/elementary)

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